front yard at 3:30 – over 12 inches had fallen at this point

We had our first major snow storm of the winter today – it started snowing last night around 9:00 and continued through this evening. As the snow fall decreased, the wind began to pick up so we have a blizzard warning until midnight tonight.

The snow was heavy and wet this morning so it was a pain to clear the driveway even with a snowblower. I think when I buy a new snowblower in a few years I will spend the extra money and get a two-stage one. My single-stage works fine but it requires me to push it pretty hard in these kind of conditions. Still, I can’t complain – it’s a lot easier to push a snowblower than it is to shovel.

Most schools in the area canceled classes for today – some even made the call last night before any snow had fallen.  My employer chose to keep the office open, though I spent the day working at home (when not pushing the snowblower). It just would have been smarter to close the office – the advice from local governments was to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.

this was the second time today that I had cleared the driveway

back yard view – i won’t have to ask the neighbors to trim their trees next summer